AP Comparative Government Score Calculator
Estimate your 2024-2025 AP Exam Score
Section I: Multiple Choice
55 questions | 60 minutes | 50% of total score
Section II: Free Response
Your Predicted Score:
5
Composite Score: 0 / 100
How the AP Comparative Government Exam is Scored
The AP Comparative Government and Politics exam evaluates your understanding of political institutions, processes, and policies across six core countries: the United Kingdom, Russia, China, Iran, Mexico, and Nigeria. To calculate your score, the College Board uses a weighted system where Section I (Multiple Choice) and Section II (Free Response) are each worth exactly 50% of your total grade.
Section Breakdown
- Multiple Choice: 55 questions in 60 minutes. Your raw score is simply the number of questions you answer correctly. No points are deducted for wrong answers.
- Free Response: Four distinct types of questions worth 20 raw points total:
- FRQ 1 (Conceptual Analysis): 4 points. Explain political concepts in a non-country-specific context.
- FRQ 2 (Quantitative Analysis): 5 points. Interpret data (graphs/charts) and apply it to course concepts.
- FRQ 3 (Comparative Analysis): 5 points. Compare and contrast specific political institutions across the six core countries.
- FRQ 4 (Argument Essay): 6 points. Develop a thesis and defend it using evidence from the core countries.
Example Calculation
Suppose a student performs as follows:
| MCQ Correct | 42/55 |
| FRQ Total | 15/20 |
| Weighted Composite Score | 75.6 (Scale of 100) |
| Predicted AP Score | 5 |
Score Ranges (Approximate)
The composite score required for each AP grade varies slightly each year based on the difficulty of the specific exam version. However, general ranges usually fall as follows:
- Score 5: 74 – 100 points
- Score 4: 61 – 73 points
- Score 3: 48 – 60 points
- Score 2: 35 – 47 points
- Score 1: 0 – 34 points